The Blaze of the Moment

The Blaze of the Moment: © Key West Art & Historical Society
The Blaze of the Moment

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

The Blaze of the Moment

Entry/Object ID

2018.33.0075

Description

Oil and pencil on canvas board by Tennessee Williams depicting a man in blue jeans, a red jacket and red hat standing on a yellow pedestal. Titled for a phrase from a short story written by Williams in 1953 entitled 'The Mattress by the Tomato Patch'. 'The wonderful rocking-horse weather of California goes…over the ocean that catches the blaze of the moment…'

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Canvas Panel, Oil, Pencil

Collection

David Wolkowsky Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Williams, Tennessee

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1970 - circa 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom Right Corner

Transcription

TW

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed artwork

Height

24-1/4 in

Width

18-1/4 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Description

Unframed dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

18 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Reason for Exam

Loan Out - Outgoing

Overall Condition

Good